419 scam: "Todd Richardson"<careers@ati.com> WORK FROM HOME

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024056736 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Todd Richardson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atijoboffer@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 03:10:37 +0100
Subject: WORK FROM HOME

A.T.I©
Bridge House, 3 Heron Square
Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1EN UK.

Dear Job hunter,

We will be glad to offer you a job position with our company ( A.T.I ). We need someone to work for the company as a payment collection officer in the USA, this is in view of our not having an office presently over there. A.T.I is a UK based company with many subsidiaries around the globe that deals in fabrics and textiles, and our integrated yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art textile equipment from the world's leading suppliers. Order processing, production monitoring and process flow are seamlessly integrated through a company-wide computer network.

You as a prospective account officer will be required to pick up payments from clients ( it will be delivered to you via a courier service ) on our instructions and have it cashed at your bank, and will be paid 10% commissions for each payment collected on the company's behalf. The rest of the funds will be remitted as soon as payments are cashed and commissions deducted by the payment collection officer.You will be entitled to a monthly salary of USD 1,800 after the first month of working with us, apart from the commission you will be paid for each payment collected. Also, A.T.I will take charge of your taxes on all monies you make and transactions handled for us.

Benefits, including 401K, medical/dental/life insurance, and transportation compensation are also available to those who qualify. If you are interested, Kindly send to me your resume ( if any ) and the listed information below:

* Full Name:
* Full Street Address(P.O Box not acceptable):
* City:
* State:
* Zip code:
* Contact Phone number(s):

AFTER WARDS YOU WILL BE SENT A NOTIFICATION ON THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Todd Richardson,
International Recruitment Manager,
A.T.I
+447024056736

NOTE : All expenses/fees will be paid by us, if anybody solicits for fees upfront discard the email as spam !

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